Popular ad blocker uBlock Origin Lite pulled from Firefox store
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Due to a conflict with Mozilla, the add-on's developer has taken it off the Firefox Marketplace.

“The uBlock Origin Lite add-on was also accused of collecting user data and running afoul of privacy concerns, which is one of the big reasons why people switch over to the Firefox browser in the first place. Hill [the developer] responded: “It takes only a few seconds for anyone who has even basic understanding of JavaScript to see the raised issues make no sense.””

  • Avieshek@lemmy.worldEnglish
    322·
    3 hours ago

    The Fuck? Might as well use Chromium but am sticking to Safari + AdGuard combo then.

    • exu@feditown.comEnglish
      201·
      2 hours ago

      You can still use the real uBlock Origin instead of the mediocre version Google allows

      • Avieshek@lemmy.worldEnglish
        215·
        2 hours ago

        So, I was suppose the original version would continue to say and somehow ‘only’ the Lite version had a privacy issue?

        • Praise Idleness@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          10·
          2 hours ago

          Hill responded: “It takes only a few seconds for anyone who has even basic understanding of JavaScript to see the raised issues make no sense.”

          Mozilla later admitted in an email that they had made a mistake regarding the extension, but Hill has ultimately decided to cease development of the uBlock Origin Lite add-on for Firefox.